AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public during discussion. If you wish to speak, please complete an orange card and hand it to the City Clerk. When your name is called, please step to the microphone, state your name for the record, and limit the time used to present your remarks in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak. The normal process on any particular agenda item is that the motion is placed on the floor, input is received from the audience, the Council is given an opportunity to comment on the issue or respond to the audience concerns, and the vote is taken. On ordinances, there is time provided for public input at the time of the first reading.

CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m.

PROCLAMATIONS:

1. Proclamation for “Harrison Barnes Day,” September 15, 2022

CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time the Council members vote on the motion.

2. Motion approving payment of claims

3. Motion approving Minutes of Special Meeting of August 16, 2022 and Regular Meeting of August 23, 2022 

4. Motion approving Report of Change Orders for period August 16 - 31, 2022

5. Motion certifying Civil Service candidates

6. Motion approving ownership update for Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (carryout beer) and Sunday Sales - Kum & Go #0217, 3111 S Duff Avenue

7. Motion approving ownership update for Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege and Sunday Sales - Hy-Vee # 1 Clubroom, 3800 West Lincoln Way

8. Motion approving the renewal of the following Beer Permits, Wine Permits and Liquor Licenses:

a. Class E Liquor License with Class B Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit (carryout beer), and Sunday Sales - Kum & Go #0217, 3111 S Duff Avenue
b. Class C Liquor License with Catering Privilege and Sunday Sales - Hy-Vee #1 Clubroom, 3800 West Lincoln Way Pending Dram Shop Insurance 
c. Class B Liquor License with Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - The Love Club, 4625 Reliable Street
d. Class C Beer Permit with Class B Wine Permit and Sunday Sales - Dollar General Store #22303, 3407 Lincoln Way
e. Class C Liquor License with Class B Native Wine Permit, Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales - AJ’s Ultra Lounge, 2401 Chamberlain Street Pending Dram Shop Insurance

9. Request from Ames High School Homecoming Parade on September 26, 2022:

a. Motion approving Blanket Temporary Obstruction Permit
b. Resolution approving closure of City Parking Lot MM, southern three aisles of City Parking Lot M, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. for parade staging
c. Resolution approving closure of Pearle Avenue, Burnett Avenue, Kellogg Avenue, and Clark Avenue (all from Main Street to 5th Street), Main Street from Pearle Avenue to Duff Avenue, and 5th street from Grand Avenue to Clark Avenue, from 5:30 p.m. to approximately 7:30 p.m.
d. Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for 55 metered parking spaces in Lot N

10. Motion approving changing vacant Library Assistant position from part-time status (20 hours/week) to full-time status

11. Requests from Iowa State University Department of Landscape Architecture for “Park(ing) Day” parklet project on September 16, 2022 - September 19, 2022:

a. Motion approving Temporary Obstruction Permit
b. Resolution approving suspension of parking regulations and enforcement
c. Resolution approving waiver of fees for 12 metered parking spaces

12. Resolution approving Memorandum of Understanding with IUOE Local 234 for CyRide Part-Time Driver and Lane Worker hourly wage compensation

13. Resolution approving request to waive enforcement of the prohibition of motorized vehicles in Ada Hayden Heritage Park for the Ames Triathlon on June 25, 2023 from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

14. Resolution approving contract with Stratus Building Solutions, for Ames City Hall Custodial Services in the amount of $84,962

15. Resolution to procure the services of Babcock Power Services of Marlborough, Massachusetts, in the amount of $69,300 to perform the Unit 7 Attemperator Spay Flow Study

16. Resolution approving preliminary plans and specifications for Ames-Ankeny 161 kV Transmission Relocation IA DOT 1-35; setting October 13, 2022, as bid due date and October 25, 2022, as date of public hearing 

17. Motion approving partial completion of Public Improvements and Reducing Security for Birch Meadows Subdivision 1st Addition

18. Resolution approving the procurement of single-source test drilling services, in accordance with the City’s Purchasing Policies, and award a contract to Cascade Drilling of Flint, Michigan, PFAS test drilling in the amount of $85,575

19. Resolution accepting completion of Arts Capital Grant with Creative Artists’ Studio of Ames, Inc. and authorizing payment in the amount of $7,082

PUBLIC FORUM: This is a time set aside for comments from the public on topics of City business other than those listed on this agenda. Please understand that the Council will not take any action on your comments at this meeting due to requirements of the Open Meetings Law, but may do so at a future meeting. The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public; however, at no time is it appropriate to use profane, obscene, or slanderous language. The Mayor may limit each speaker to three minutes.

PARKS & RECREATION:

20. City Council can pass the following in relation to the Sands-McDorman property:

a. Resolution directing staff to negotiate a purchase agreement for parcels 1 and 2 of Sands-McDorman Property (5658 Ontario Street) in the amount not to exceed $1,146,474
b. Resolution approving the submittal of an Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) grant application in the amount of $200,000

21. Resolution approving an agreement with Cameron Gray to place artwork/free library in Franklin Park

FLEET & FACILITIES:

22. Resolution approving contract with Chevron Renewable Energy Group to supply 99.9% biodiesel (B100) for use in the City’s snowplow trucks and the lease or purchase of REG’s 12,000-gallon biodiesel tank

ORDINANCES:

23. Second passage of ordinance prohibiting parking at all times of the east side of Hoover Avenue from 24th Street to 30th street and from Bloomington Road to Adams Street

24. Second passage on Rezoning, with Master Plan, 3898 University Boulevard from “RI” (Research Park Innovation Zoning District) to “RI” (Research Park Innovation Zoning District) with Revised Master Plan

25. Third passage and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4477 of Rezoning, with Master Plan, 798 North 500th Avenue from “A” (Agricultural) to “FS-RL” (Floating Suburban Residential Low Density)

DISPOSITION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL:

COUNCIL COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

 

Please note that this agenda may be changed up to 24 hours before the meeting time as provided by Section 21.4(2), Code of Iowa.